University of Florida’s men’s basketball coach didn’t violate Title IX, an investigation into allegations from multiple women found.

Todd Golden was accused of sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, stalking, and cyberstalking by multiple women, some of whom were students, ESPN reported. The school conducted a four-month-long investigation and determined there was “no evidence” Golden violated Title IX.

“The University of Florida takes these matters seriously and works deliberately to ensure that due process is upheld for everyone,” university spokesperson Steve Orlando said in a statement obtained by ESPN. “After a thorough investigation that included dozens of interviews over the past months, the University of Florida has found no evidence that Todd Golden violated IX. The Title IX office has closed its investigation.”

A spokesperson for the University Athletic Association also told ESPN that the matter was closed.

“We take these matters seriously and understand the need for the process to be conducted with strict confidentiality and discretion,” the UAA said in its statement to the outlet. “Throughout this process, Coach Golden has demonstrated tremendous focus and professionalism, and we commend him for that. As the Gators move forward, we reaffirm our commitment to promoting a championship experience with integrity.”

In a letter to one of the accusers, the university said that there was no evidence showing Golden had committed any sexual harassment during “a university program or activity,” which is required for it to be actionable under Title IX. During the Obama and Biden administrations, this definition was expanded to allow schools to act as quasi-judicial systems punishing students and staff for crimes that couldn’t be prosecuted in the actual courts. It allowed women to accuse men of actual crimes without needing to prove the allegations beyond a reasonable doubt, as is needed in criminal court.

In Golden’s case, there do not appear to be any police reports of any of the actions he is accused of committing, hence the accuser’s use of school Title IX policies. But because the Biden administration’s policies were thrown out, schools must use definitions enacted during the first Trump administration, which narrowly define a school’s jurisdiction to punish accusations. Accusations that don’t involve settings and events directly tied to the school can no longer be used to damage someone’s reputation without going through proper legal channels.

It is unclear whether the university found the accusations to be false or unsupported, or whether the school simply didn’t have jurisdiction to proceed against Golden.

Golden’s attorney William Shepherd posted a statement saying the end of the investigation meant the complaints against his client were “meritless.”

“Coach Golden and I have respected the process throughout while actively engaging with the university. However, there were many who did not respect the investigative process,” Shepherd said in the statement. “Instead, they sought to target Coach Golden and drive their agenda and this investigation for their own self-interest. Some leaked confidential material to the media; falsely posed as a UF lawyer in an effort to intimidate; harassed UF students and parents to try to generate a false narrative; and harassed my client, his family, and his friends.”

Shepherd did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry prior to press time.

Attorney Karen Truszkowski, who represents one of the accusers, admitted to ESPN that the reported behavior didn’t fall under Title IX, but claimed “certainly evidence that there was questionable activity that occurred” at a university event attended by Golden, though she didn’t expand on that accusation to the outlet.

Golden himself posted a statement to X following the investigation’s end, reminding people not to “rush to judgement based on allegations.” He also thanked his supporters.

In November, Golden suggested he was consulting with an attorney about whether to bring defamation cases against his accusers, but it is unclear whether he is pursuing the matter.